⁴But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan: ⁵“Go to My servant David and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you to build a house for Me to live in? ^z⁶From the time I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until today I have not lived in a house; instead, I have been moving around with a tent as My dwelling. ^a⁷In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked anyone among the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel: Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

⁸“Now this is what you are to say to My servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from following the sheep to be ruler over My people Israel. ^b⁹I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. I will make a name ^cfor you like that of the greatest in the land. ^d¹⁰I will establish a place ^efor My people Israel and plant them, ^fso that they may live there and not be disturbed again. Evildoers will not afflict them as they have done ¹¹ever since the day I ordered judges to be over My people Israel. ^gI will give you rest from all your enemies.

“ ‘The Lord declares to you: The Lord Himself will make a house for you. ¹²When your time comes and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. ^h¹³He will build a house for My name, ⁱand I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. ^j¹⁴I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. ^kWhen he does wrong, I will discipline him with a human rod and with blows from others. ¹⁵But My faithful love will never leave him ^las I removed it from Saul; I removed him from your way. ^m¹⁶Your house and kingdom will endure before Me ⁿforever, ^oand your throne will be established forever.’ ” ^p

¹⁷Nathan spoke all these words and this entire vision to David.

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Footnotes

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Cross references

x7:2 2Sm 12:1–7; 1Kg 1:8–11, 34–45; 2Ch 9:29; 29:25
y7:2 Ex 26:1; 1Ch 17:1
z7:5 1Kg 5:3; 8:19; 1Ch 22:8; 28:3
a7:6 Ex 25:8–9; 26:1
b7:8 1Sm 16:11–13
c7:9 Gn 11:4; 12:2; 2Sm 7:23; Neh 9:10; Is 55:13; 63:14; Jr 32:20
d7:9 1Sm 18:14; 2Sm 5:10; 8:6
e7:10 1Kg 8:21
f7:10 Ex 15:17; Ps 44:2; 80:8, 16; Is 5:2; Jr 1:10; 2:21; 11:17; 12:2; 18:9; 24:6; 31:28; 32:41; 42:10; 45:4; Am 9:15
g7:11 Jdg 2:14–16; 1Sm 12:9–11
h7:12 Ac 13:23
i7:13 1Kg 5:2–5; 6:12; 8:18–19; Ac 7:47
j7:13 Lk 1:32–33
k7:14 Ps 2:7; Heb 1:5; Rv 21:7
l7:15 Ps 89:21, 28, 33
m7:15 1Sm 15:24–28
o7:16 Lk 1:32–33
p7:16 Ps 89:3–4, 26–37; Ezk 34:23–24; Rv 11:15